Police said an officer shot an armed woman who called police and said she was burglarizing a restaurant in Dallas Wednesday morning. [[418324963,C]]
Dallas police said the woman called 911 and reported that she had broken into the Golden Chick in the 3000 block of West Northwest Highway at 4:41 a.m.
Police said they arrived and found the woman armed with a knife. Officers told the woman to drop the knife, but she declined. They then tried to use a stun gun on the woman, but she was not subdued.
The woman then raised the knife at the officers in a "threatening manner," according to police. An officer then shot the woman.
Police said the woman was transported to Parkland Memorial Hospital in unknown condition.
No officers were injured in the shooting, according to officials.
The officer who fired the shots was placed on routine administrative leave.
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